Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I handled | 'ana doortaacnaa dwrt | أنا َ دورت |
| We handled | 'ihna doornaiicHnaa dwrnaa | إحنا َ دورنا |
| You(m) handled | 'inta doortiicnta dwrt | إنت َ دورت |
| You(f) handled | 'inti doortiiicnti dwrty | إنت ِ دورتي |
| You(pl) handled | 'intu doortuiicntoo dwrtoo | إنتوا دورتوا |
| He/it(m) handled | huwa daarhuwa daar | هـُو َ دا َر |
| She/it(f) handled | hiya daarithiya daarit | هـِي َ دا َر ِت |
| They handled | humma daruhumma daaroo | هـُمّ َ دا َروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might handle | 'ana yimkin 'adooraacnaa yimkin aacdwr | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدور |
| We might handle | 'ihna yimkin nidooriicHnaa yimkin nidwr | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِدور |
| You(m) might handle | 'inta yimkin tidooriicnta yimkin tidwr | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِدور |
| You(f) might handle | 'inti yimkin tidooriiicnti yimkin tidwry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِدوري |
| You(pl) might handle | 'intu yimkin tidooruiicntoo yimkin tidwroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِدوروا |
| He/it(m) might handle | huwa yimkin yidoorhuwa yimkin yidwr | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِدور |
| She/it(f) might handle | hiya yimkin tidoorhiya yimkin tidwr | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِدور |
| They might handle | humma yimkin yidooruhumma yimkin yidwroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِدوروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I handle | 'ana badooraacnaa badwr | أنا َ بـَدور |
| We handle | 'ihna bindooriicHnaa bindwr | إحنا َ بـِندور |
| You(m) handle | 'inta bitdooriicnta bitdwr | إنت َ بـِتدور |
| You(f) handle | 'inti bitdooriiicnti bitdwry | إنت ِ بـِتدوري |
| You(pl) handle | 'intu bitdooruiicntoo bitdwroo | إنتوا بـِتدوروا |
| He/it(m) handles | huwa biyidoorhuwa biyidwr | هـُو َ بـِيـِدور |
| She/it(f) handles | hiya bitdoorhiya bitdwr | هـِي َ بـِتدور |
| They handle | humma biyidooruhumma biyidwroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِدوروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will handle | 'ana hadooraacnaa hadwr | أنا َ هـَدور |
| We will handle | 'ihna handooriicHnaa handwr | إحنا َ هـَندور |
| You(m) will handle | 'inta hatdooriicnta hatdwr | إنت َ هـَتدور |
| You(f) will handle | 'inti hatdooriiicnti hatdwry | إنت ِ هـَتدوري |
| You(pl) will handle | 'intu hatdooruiicntoo hatdwroo | إنتوا هـَتدوروا |
| He/it(m) will handle | huwa hayidoorhuwa hayidwr | هـُو َ هـَيـِدور |
| She/it(f) will handle | hiya hatdoorhiya hatdwr | هـِي َ هـَتدور |
| They will handle | humma hayidooruhumma hayidwroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِدوروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) handle! | doordwr | دور |
| You(f) handle! | dooridwry | دوري |
| You(pl) handle! | doorudwroo | دوروا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am handling | 'ana daeyiraacnaa daeyir | أنا َ دا َيـِر |
| I(f) am handling | 'ana daeyiraaacnaa daeyiraö | أنا َ دا َيـِر َة |
| We are handling | 'ihna daeyireeniicHnaa daeyiryn | إحنا َ دا َيـِرين |
| You(m) are handling | 'inta daeyiriicnta daeyir | إنت َ دا َيـِر |
| You(f) are handling | 'inti daeyiraiicnti daeyiraö | إنت ِ دا َيـِر َة |
| You(pl) are handling | 'intu daeyireeniicntoo daeyiryn | إنتوا دا َيـِرين |
| He/it(m) is handling | huwa daeyirhuwa daeyir | هـُو َ دا َيـِر |
| She/it(f) is handling | hiya daeyirahiya daeyiraö | هـِي َ دا َيـِر َة |
| They are handling | humma daeyireenhumma daeyiryn | هـُمّ َ دا َيـِرين |
